# Why can't I activate Alipay or WeChat Pay in my Stripe account?

When applying to use Alipay or WeChat Pay in your Stripe account, you must ensure you are a supported business type. 

Here is a list of Alipay prohibited businesses per Stripe documentation: 

{% embed url="<https://support.stripe.com/questions/alipay-prohibited-businesses>" %}

Here is a list of WeChat Pay prohibited businesses, as provided to our team by Stripe support. Based on our request, Stripe will hopefully be creating documentation about this:&#x20;

{% embed url="<https://pay.weixin.qq.com/wechatpay_guide/proper_rule.shtml>" %}


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